民间信仰中“南巡”一词使用之探讨——以大甲妈祖百年南巡绕境为例

A Probe into the Use of the Term"Southern Tour"in Folk Beliefs——Take Dajia Mazu's Centennial Southern Tour as an Example

前清集权统治瓦解之后,原具有皇权垄断色彩的“南巡”“巡狩”等词汇逐渐被民间信仰广泛使用,致使“南巡”原本的运用场景与范围合宜性逐渐被淡化乃至遗忘。因此,本文透过“湄洲妈祖”与“大甲妈祖”的实际案例,对“巡境”“迎神”“竭祖”“会香”的词汇与概念加以界定与整理,探讨与梳理民间宗教“南巡”现象的产生及其内涵。

After the disintegration of the centralized rule of the Qing Dynasty,terms such as"Southern Tour"and"Patrol Hunting",which were originally monopolized by imperial power,were gradually widely used by folk beliefs,resulting in the appropriateness of the original application scene and scope of"Southern Tour"gradually being diluted or even forgotten.Therefore,through the actual cases of"Meizhou Mazu"and"Dajia Mazu",this paper defines and organizes the vocabulary and concepts of"Xunjing","Yingshen","Yezu"and"Huixiang",and discusses and sorts out the emergence and connotation of religious"Southern Tour"phenomenon in folklore.